CIVIC EDUCATION / DECISION TOOL · Aug. 2026
Citizen Mini Council Packet and Vote-Review Method
DEVELOPEDA citizen-oriented mini Council packet designed to reconstruct the information, history, financial questions and policy questions an elected Council member should examine before casting a major vote.
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The project grew from the question of whether Council members should get into the weeds of old agendas, minutes and prior actions before voting. It develops a practical set of questions about true future income, costs, assumptions, infrastructure benefits, risks, prior commitments and the record needed for an informed vote.
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Aug. 24, 2026
Mini Council packet rebuilt
Expanded the packet to include the questions and source material needed to simulate an informed Council review.
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